Write a clear and well-organized claim sentence, about a topic of your choosing. Then, add one to two sentences that detail the reasons to support your claim, using a credible source. Also, address at least one counterclaim to your position. Use formal language for your sentences, and key words and phrases to connect your claim and reasons. On a new line after your short paragraph, cite the source you used to support your claim using the MLA "Works Cited" format. Click here for MLA citation guidelines.

Claim phrase: Test scores are not enough to rank students as good or bad students.

Explanation:

Students must be classified by their ability to interpret, reason and develop arguments and solutions in the most varied scientific fields. It is these abilities that can classify a good student, however, tests encourage students to memorize concepts and not develop them in their minds and as we know. Forcing to memorize concepts does not promote good study and this is a very relative ability for each student, for this reason, many good students, with little ability to decorate receive low test scores, while many bad students, with great ability to decorate receive good test scores, but do not know how to reason logically.

Of course, the good reasoning ability of good students should be sufficient to supply the inability to memorize concepts, but it is important that schools encourage critical thinking and discourage the act of decorating to create good students.